Predictors of Neonatal Sepsis in Hospitals at Wolaita Sodo Town, Southern Ethiopia: Institution-Based Unmatched Case-Control Study, 2019

Table 2

Maternal obstetric factors of neonatal sepsis among neonates at SCGH and WSUTRH, Wolaita Sodo town, 2019.

Variables	Categories	Cases (77)	Controls (308)	Chi square
Parity	Primigravida	19 (24.7)	97 (31.5)	0.243
	Multiparous	58 (75.3)	211 (68.5)
ANC visit recommended	≥4 visits	32 (41.5)	59 (19.1)	0.001
	≤3 visits	45 (58.4)	249 (80.8)
Intrapartum infection/fever	Present	37 (48.0)	63 (20.4)	0.001
	Not present	40 (52.0)	245 (79.5)
UTI/STI	Present	26 (33.8)	46 (14.9)	0.001
	Not present	51 (66.2)	262 (85.1)
PROM	Present	32 (41.5)	39 (12.7)	0.001
	Not present	45 (58.4)	269 (87.4)
Foul-smelling liquor	Present	18 (22.1)	18 (5.8)	0.001
	Not present	59 (76.6)	290 (94.1)
Obstetric complication	Present	36 (46.7)	117 (37.9)	0.001
	Not present	41 (53.3)	191 (62.1)
Bleeding disorder (APH)	Present	7 (9.1)	8 (2.6)	0.001
	Not present	70 (90.1)	300 (97.4)